Gender-affirming Mastectomy with Concurrent Oncologic Mastectomy
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. Transmasculine individuals may not have undergone gender-affirming mastectomy and retain natal breast tissue. Our center offers simultaneous oncologic mastectomy with gender-affirming reconstruction to patients who are diagnosed with breast ...
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA +5 more
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Perceptions of Prophylactic Mastectomy in Korea
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2016 Background Increasingly, prophylactic mastectomy has been evaluated as a treatment of breast cancer. Hereditary breast cancer now accounts for approximately 5%–10% of all cases of breast cancer, meaning that the widespread implementation of prophylactic
Han Young Yoon +2 more
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Cancer Management and Research, 2017 Shailesh Agarwal,1 Lisa Pappas,2 Jayant Agarwal3 1Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Huntsman Cancer Institute, Biostatistics Core, 3Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ...
Agarwal S, Pappas L, Agarwal J
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Health concerns of women after mastectomy [PDF]
Pielęgniarstwo XXI Wieku, 2017 HEALTH CONCERNS OF WOMEN AFTER MASTECTOMY Introduction. Cancer and its treatment can cause serious mental and physical disorders that greatly limit the autonomy and independence of patients and reduce their quality of life.
Patrycja Groszek +2 more
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Effect of Instructional Guidelines on Knowledge, Practices, and Self-esteem regarding External Breast Prosthesis among Post Mastectomy Women [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021 Women who have had a mastectomy for breast cancer deal with two significant issues: the fact that they have cancer and the loss of their physical attractiveness.
Manal Saad shaker Soliman +4 more
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023 Background:. Preoperative prediction of breast volume is very important in planning breast reconstruction. In this study, we assessed the usefulness of a novel method for preoperative estimation of mastectomy volume by comparing the weight of actual ...
Jiwoo Kim, MD +4 more
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Chylous Leakage Post Mastectomy and Axillary Dissection [PDF]
, 2021 Chylous leakage is a rare complication following mastectomy and axillary dissection. We report a case of a 46-year-old female who underwent modified radical mastectomy and developed chylous leakage.
Mwongeli, Matheka +4 more
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Oncologic Safety and Clinical Outcomes of Skin and Nipple Sparing Mastectomy with Immediate Definite Implant Reconstruction in Breast Cancer Patients using Superolateral Radial Incision: A Prospective Study [PDF]
Ain-Shams Journal of Surgery, 2017 The expansion of total skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) criteria over time has allowed greater numbers of patients to experience the aesthetic and psychological benefits that SSM and nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) approach provided.
Mohamed Said Gali +1 more
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Effect of Booklet-Based Education versus Mobile-Based Education on Women’s Knowledge and Practices Related Lymphedema regarding Post Mastectomy Exercise [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021 Background: Post-mastectomy exercise is an important part of female breast cancer patients' recovery after mastectomy as well as after radiotherapy to maintain their shoulder movement and to prevent side effects as radiation-induced fibrosis.
Badria Mahrous Abdelhameed Mohammed +5 more
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Quality of Life for Clients with Radical Mastectomy [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2019 Background: Quality of life of the modified radical mastectomy patients are greatly influenced by the surgical procedure as well as other treatment modalities like radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Yasmin Hemdan +2 more
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